Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-24

drawn upon q stout thread, and this
thread wound round and round q silken
cord. II may be just long enough 10 kaot
at the neck, and have ends 10 reach the
waist, or it may be very long and put
round the neck and tbr Jwn over the
shoulder. They are of black or white
lace and some of white and black mixed.
They are usually Of the finest kind of
! Chautllly, but some of Yalenciennes are
pretty.
HOUSE JACKETS.
/ These are a very popular garment this
season. Pretty desigE.ls of chally with &
cream-cClored ground on which are
| printed palm leaves in Persian colors;
/ the vest - OF India red surah, the collar
aud cuffs are of red velvet, and the bows
OF satin-faced velvet ribbon of the same
/ color. Down each side of the vest Fe-
/ dora lace is arranged in very full Iutils
which falls naturally in jsbot torn, aud
/ two rows Of the same lace are carried
! around the bottom, slightly full, the up
! per row sCwed On in q reversed manner
] so that it needs no heading. Plain surah,
in any becoming color, white or black,
can be made up this way-One Of black
surah trimmed with coral stitching Of
black, is excellent Tor deep mourning, or
ornsmented with black French lace for
second mourning, or made of white surah
figured with black or black with white
! figures.
NOTES.
Bonnet strings are very short, when
they are worn.
Lace dresses have taken the place so
long occupied by the black gros grain.
The sleeve with puff from the elbow
to the shoulder grows in favor.
1t is not considered good taste to wear
much jeWelry in very ws.m weather.
A lovely white lace dress has the skirt
completely covered with narrow founces.
Black lace in striped patterns is made
up over white silk with very striking
effect.
Embroidered muslin skirts are worn
win short poionalses Of colored SILK.
Short paniers with butterfly wing drap-
cry at the back are fashionable for gay
summer silks.
Rows If machine stitching gre again
used as a finish on summer cam5Is-hair
and cashmere.
They are predicting return to the
large hoop earrings OF the kind once
monopolized by southern faunties."
Even mems white duck, double breasted
WaistCoats are to be worn this summer
by the audacious girls of the period
Lawns of chine patterns are trimmed
with wide Vslenciennes edging and bows
of ribbon in dull rose, heIiotrOpe, pea
green, etc.
Polonaises are quite popular, and as the
summer goes on seem TO increase in favor.
RedingOte shapes are also sometimes
seen.
The latest thing in boating dresses is
white linen, the thickest and heaviest to
be obtained, with girdle and trimmings vi
blue.
a para5ol, when it gives MUD to the eff
fort, can carry about S400 worth CT gold
ana Jewels incru5Ced in its silk and en-
boSsed IN its satin cover.
Al dinner panty in New York the
guests, who were ST women, wore white,
while al the decorations OF Jba table and
room were Of the same "CoiOrless color"
Hats If chip, covered with pleatiugs
and pUf5 Of gsuZy stuffs, generally
muslin, are mlue gay with lunches Of
field flowers tied together C8relessly on
the front of the crown.
Snort is the reign Of the most popular
CIEL5. L-LLlJ-EUit, I've mUulu- 10 IL
powerful, mas gone the way Of things !
Fastidious people have
thrown it over for gray now.
A small gray tuIle bonnet, its only |
trimming Z bunch OF roses nth couple |
of natural buds thrown in to heighten the |
illusion, is the accepted headgear in
Vanity Fair just now.
The trains OF summer bridal dresses are |
made detachable and o. ricn /
satin, or brOche, while the entire under !
dress is Of light Grape or gauze or lace |
over satin, the bodice being of the stuff Of |
the train. The dress can thus he con
verted into dancing tTOCk.
Dotted stuffs are so fashionable that
even >hemIses and other pieces of under
wear are made OF fine muslins and linens,
dotted ell over with red, blue or lilac
spots, and sometimes all three of these
Colors. Then the yoke, bands and mon
Ogrgm sre worked in the same Colors,
while fine Vslenciennes lace trims the
whole garment.